AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OSHA CONSULTATION

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oklahoma City Area Office, the Oklahoma Department of Labor (ODOL), OSHA Consultation Division, and the Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association (OMCA) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA, ODOL, OSHA Consultation Division, and OMCA hereby renew the Alliance signed 3/30/2016 and renewed 4/3/2018, with a continued emphasis on providing OMCA members and others information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers.. Specifically, both organization(s) are committed to providing OMCA members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address reducing and preventing exposure to excavation hazards, struck-by and crushed by-hazards, exposure to silica, confined space hazards, heat and cold related illnesses, and other issues, as well as promote an understanding of the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the requirements for program participation laid out in the “Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants” and the “Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects.”

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA, ODOL and OMCA recognize that OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and share information about the products and activities of the Alliance shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and communicate such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA and OMCA’s websites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA and OMCA’s conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on fall prevention and trenching and excavation safety, among others, to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding construction safety good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
• Encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by attending training sessions.
• Develop and disseminate case studies on construction safety and publicize their results.
• Encourage OMCA member companies to build relationships with OSHA’s Regional and Area Offices to address health and safety issues.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To develop effective training and education programs for workers, supervisors, and administrators to promote understanding of workers’ rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, the responsibilities of employers and communicate such information to workers.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of the following courses: Fall prevention, Trenching and Excavation Safety including Competent Persons training, Silica dust, Confined Space including Competent Person training, Hot & Cold Weather Exposure Safety, Electrical Safety.

OSHA’s Alliances provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Oklahoma City Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days’ written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 15^th day of March, 2021.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
EL PASO AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
EL PASO ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTORS

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) El Paso Area Office and El Paso Association of Contractors continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and El Paso Association of Contractors hereby renew the Alliance signed on September 26, 2018, with a continued emphasis on construction workers safety and health. Specifically, OSHA and El Paso Association of Contractors organizations are committed to providing El Paso Association of Contractors and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address exposure to falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and addressing construction and industrial contractor safety and health issues.

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the requirements for program participation laid out in the “Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants” and the “Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects.”

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use injury, illness and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and El Paso Association of Contractors recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness:    Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the construction rulemaking process.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, such as falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and heat illness hazards including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• Convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on construction safety and health issues.
• Encourage worker and trade contractors’ participation in workplace safety and health by providing safety information during visits to company’s jobsites and involving employees during jobsite assessments, inspections and audits.
• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA’s and the El Paso Association of Contractors Web sites) to employers and workers in the industry.
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s or El Paso Association of Contractors conferences, local meetings, or other safety training events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding El Paso Association of Contractors good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• Develop effective training and education programs for construction and industrial contractors regarding such as but not limited to falls, electrocution, struck-by, caught-in or between and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• Develop effective training and education programs for contractors to promote understanding of workers’ rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.
• Deliver or arrange for the delivery of OSHA 10 Hour Construction course in English and Spanish.

OSHA’s Alliances provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the El Paso Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans’ and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed this 8^th day of March, 2021.

ARRANGEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
TAMPA AREA OFFICE,
AND
THE CONSULATE OF MEXICO IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

The U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Tampa Area Office, and the Consulate of Mexico in Orlando, Florida (Consulate), hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Participants,”

RECOGNIZING the joint commitment to protect workers’ rights for Mexican workers in the United States acknowledged in the Letter of Arrangement between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, signed at Washington, D.C., on November 6, 2014; and

RECOGNIZING that OSHA’s Alliance Program provides for the establishment of cooperative relationships for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication, and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health;

Intend to establish an Alliance to achieve the following:

Overall Objective

The Participants intend to establish a collaborative relationship to provide Mexican Nationals in central and northern Florida and others information, guidance, and access to education and training resources to promote workers’ rights in protecting their occupational safety and health, and to help them understand U.S. domestic law on the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

Training and Education

• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in central and northern Florida regarding workplace safety and health.
• To develop training and education programs for Mexican workers and Mexican employers in central and northern Florida to promote understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act, including the use of the OSHA complaint process.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication goals:

• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and links to OSHA’s Web site from the Consulate’s Web site) to Mexican Nationals working in central and northern Florida and their employers.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the Participants’ conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To participate in “Mobile Consulate” activities and events

Promotion of a National Dialogue

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following goal related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

• To raise awareness of and demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health and workers’ rights under the OSH Act whenever leaders from the Participants address groups.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on issues affecting Mexican Nationals working in central and northern Florida to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers’ rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each Participant intends to meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the Participants. In addition, the Participants intend to meet at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.

Nothing in this Arrangement commits the Participants to the expenditure of any funds.

This Arrangement may commence upon signature by both Participants. This Arrangement may continue for two (2) years from the date of signing. A Participant should endeavor to provide thirty (30) days advanced written notice of its intent to discontinue the Arrangement. This Arrangement may be modified in writing at any time by mutual consent of the Participants. .

Signed at Orlando, Florida, in duplicate, this 9th day of December 2020 in the English and Spanish languages. 

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
THE OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF OKLAHOMA BUILDING CHAPTER
AND
THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Oklahoma City Area Office, the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma Building Chapter (AGCOK) and the Oklahoma Department of Labor OSHA Consultation (OSHA Consultation or ODOL) continue to recognize the value of maintaining a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and the Associated General Contractors of Oklahoma Building Chapter and the Oklahoma Department of Labor hereby renew the Alliance signed on December 18, 2018, with a continued emphasis on health and safety in construction. Specifically, each organization is committed to providing The Associated General Contractors Oklahoma Building Chapter members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect workers and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). Through the Alliance, the organizations will continue to address fall, electrocution, excavation, struck by and caught-in-between hazards.

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the requirements for program participation laid out in the “Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants” and the “Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects.”

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use injury, illness, and hazard exposure data, when appropriate, to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and The Associated General Contractors Oklahoma Building Chapter recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Consultation services, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on construction safety to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by attending training sessions.
• Share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Initiatives (Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, Outreach), and opportunities to participate in initiatives and the rulemaking process.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA’s, ODOL’s, or AGCOK’s conferences, local meetings, health fairs, or other events.
• Share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To develop effective training and education programs for workers, supervisors, and administrators to promote understanding of workers’ rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of the following courses: Fall Protection, Trenching and Excavation Safety including Competent Persons training , Electrical Safety, Silica Dust , Confined Space including Competent Person training, Hot and Cold Weather Exposure Safety, Crushing Hazards, Fire Extinguishers/Fire Safety, CPR (Instructor), and Hazard Communication (Supervisor/Administrator Training) courses.

OSHA’s Alliances provide organizations an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s initiatives, outreach, communication, training, and education. These Alliances have proven to be valuable tools for both OSHA and Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that organization’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Oklahoma City Area Office. OSHA will encourage OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for three years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days’ written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of all signatories.

Signed this 18th day of December 2020.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE
FORT WORTH AREA OFFICE
THE DALLAS AREA OFFICE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE DRYWALL AND ACOUSTICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fort Worth Area Office, the Dallas Area Office, and the Drywall and Acoustical Contractors Association (DACA), continue to recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and DACA herein after referred to as "Participant," hereby renew the Alliance signed November 16, 2017 with a continued emphasis on providing the participant’s members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to worker falls and struck-by hazards, and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the requirements for program participation laid out in the “Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants” and the “Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects.”

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use relevant injury, illness and hazard exposure data when appropriate to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and DACA recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on occupational safety and health topics to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by providing training and outreach opportunities with minority owned businesses.
• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., in person training such as OSHA 10 hour courses, print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and links to OSHA's Web site from the Chapters Web site) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the participants' conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding the participants’ good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars and lectures developed by the participants and to publicize results through OSHA’s Quick Takes and associated media resources.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on workplace safety and health, to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.
• OSHA Fort Worth requests that DACA submit, on quarterly basis, success stories highlighting DACA members who have successfully implemented safe and healthful practices at their places of business. These success stories should consist of 1-2 paragraphs and photos when applicable.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education objectives:

• To develop effective free training and education programs for Drywall and Acoustical Tile Contractors in the Dallas and Fort Worth Region regarding hazards in construction and general industry, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective free training and education programs for Drywall and Acoustical tile Contractors in the Dallas and Fort Worth Region to promote understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of workplace safety and health awareness courses.

OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with an organization, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Fort Worth Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans’ and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days’ written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed at Fort Worth, Texas, this 28^th day of October, 2020.

AGREEMENT RENEWING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN THE
FORT WORTH AREA OFFICE
THE DALLAS AREA OFFICE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
AND
THE REGIONAL HISPANIC CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Fort Worth Area Office, the Dallas Area Office, and the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association, continue to recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safety and health practices and programs to improve American workplaces. To that end, OSHA and the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association herein after referred to as "Participant," hereby renew the Alliance signed April 28, 2014 and renewed on May 31, 2018 with a continued emphasis on providing the participant’s members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by reducing and preventing exposure to worker falls and struck-by hazards, and understand the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

This agreement provides a framework and objectives for the Alliance’s activities. Alliance participants also agree to meet the requirements for program participation laid out in the “Fundamental Requirements for OSHA Alliance Program Participants” and the “Guidelines for OSHA’s Alliance Program Participants: Alliance Products and Other Alliance Projects.”

Through the Alliance, the organizations will use relevant injury, illness and hazard exposure data when appropriate to help identify areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The Alliance will also explore and implement selected options, including but not limited to member surveys, to evaluate the Alliance and measure the impact on improving workplace safety and health. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association recognize that OSHA’s State Plan and On-Site Consultation Program partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that information about the products and activities of the Alliance may be shared with these partners for the advancement of common goals.

Raising Awareness: Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following objectives:

• To share information on OSHA’s National/Regional/Local Emphasis Programs, Regulatory Agenda, and opportunities to participate in the rulemaking process.
• To share information on occupational safety and health laws and standards, including the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on occupational safety and health topics to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.
• To encourage worker participation in workplace safety and health by providing training and outreach opportunities with minority owned businesses.
• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., in person training such as OSHA 10 hour courses, print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and links to OSHA's Web site from the Chapters Web site) to employers and workers in the industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at the participants' conferences, local meetings, or other events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding the participants’ good practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars and lectures developed by the participants and to publicize results through OSHA’s Quick Takes and associated media resources.
• To convene or participate in forums, roundtable discussions, or stakeholder meetings on workplace safety and health, to help forge innovative solutions on issues concerning workplace safety and health and understanding of workers' rights and responsibilities of employers under the OSH Act.
• OSHA Fort Worth request that the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association submit, on quarterly basis, success stories highlighting Regional Hispanic Contractors Association members who have successfully implemented safe and healthful practices at their places of business. These success stories should consist of 1-2 paragraphs and photos when applicable.

Training and Education

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following training and education objectives:

• To develop effective free training and education programs for Hispanic Contractors in the Dallas and Fort Worth Region regarding hazards in construction and general industry, and to communicate such information to constituent employers and workers.
• To develop effective free training and education programs for Hispanic Contractors in the Dallas and Fort Worth Region to promote understanding of workers' rights, including the use of the OSHA complaint process, and the responsibilities of employers and to communicate such information to workers and employers.
• To deliver or arrange for the delivery of workplace safety and health awareness courses.

Outreach and Communication

The Participants intend to work together to achieve the following outreach and communication objectives:

• To develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to develop ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools, and OSHA's and the regionalhca.org websites) to employers and workers in the construction industry.
• To speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or RHCA conferences, local meetings, or other construction worker safety-related events.
• To share information among OSHA personnel and construction industry safety and health professionals regarding RHCA Member best worker safety practices or effective approaches through training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum) developed by the participants.
• To work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on construction-focused written Safety and Health Programs that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.
• To develop and disseminate case studies on construction injury and illness rates and publicize their results.

OSHA’s Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as raising awareness of OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, training and education, and outreach and communication. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing or promoting, nor does it intend to endorse or promote, any of that party’s products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of each organization will meet one to two times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance. OSHA team members will include representatives of the Fort Worth Area Office and any other appropriate offices. OSHA will encourage State Plans’ and OSHA On-Site Consultation programs’ participation on the team.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days’ written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the written concurrence of both signatories.

Signed at Fort Worth, Texas, this 21 day of October, 2020.